Online Cricket : India to host 2011 cricket World Cup Final

February 18, 2009

The International Cricket Council confirmed that India will stage the 2011 World Cup final, while Bangladesh will host the opening ceremony on February 19. The final will be played in New Delhi at a new stadium, which is to be built by the Board of Control for Cricket in India. India will also host 22 matches in eight different venues.While Pakistan and Sri Lanka will host the two semi-finals.

India will host 22 matches with Pakistan staging 16, Sri Lanka nine and Bangladesh six.

The quadrennial World Cup was initiated in 1975 with England hosting the first event. England also played host in 1979 and 1983 before Pakistan and India jointly staged the event in 1987.

Australia and New Zealand co-hosted the event in 1992 before it returned to the sub-continent with Pakistan, India and Sri Lanka staging the 1996 event.